TWO WEEKS FROM TONIGHT, WE'LL KNOW WHO THE NEXT MAYOR OF CINCINNATI WILL BE. RIGHT NOW.... THE TWO CANDIDATES ARE CLASHING OVER A VERY CONTENTIOUS ISSUE. WLWT NEWS 5'S JOHN LONDON.... IS LIVE ALONG THE STREETCAR ROUTE TO SIMPLIFY IT FOR YOU. ROXANNE QUALLS AND JOHN CRANLEY ARE POLAR OPPOSITES WHEN IT COMES TO THE STREETCAR PROJECT. TONIGHT, THEY ALSO HAVE A VERY DIFFERENT TAKE ON WHAT'S ETHICALLY QUESTIONABLE ALONG THE 3.6 MILE LOOP. As a realtor, Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls makes somewhere between 1% and 2% of her sales. A condo in the American Building at Central Parkway and Walnut would have fetched her three to four grand. Her opponent in the Mayor's race, fellow Democrat John Cranley, says on just about any other street he wouldn't bat an eye about it. But, this transaction is along the Streetcar route, a potentially perilous path for political candidates trying to steer clear of any conflicts of interest. (John Cranley - Candidate for Mayor) ("If she wanted to go sell property in Mason or West Chester, I don't think that would be an issue. But, to sell it in the city at the same time that she's spending all of our money on real estate, things like this, is I think is a problem.") With two weeks to go before the votes are tallied, the Streetcar is driving a portion of the city's Mayoral race. Qualls took time today to trot out three year-old opinions from the Solicitor and Ethics Commission, concluding elected lawmakers can speak about and vote on the project so long as there's no direct benefit. (Roxanne Qualls - Candidate for Mayor) ("When I take on clients, they basically make the choices as to where they want to live, not me. And so, there's no conflict here.") Anyone who has been following the Streetcar saga on WLWT.com for the past couple of years knows conflict seems to have a lifetime boarding pass. The Cranley camp says even if technically legal, her role in selling properties along the line smacks of poor judgement. The Qualls camp cites a Solicitor's opinion that says it's unlikely the state would find any direct benefit to her. (John Cranley) ("...the very day she voted $17 million of our money into the streetcar, she sold a condo in this building and made a commission on that.") (Roxanne Qualls) ("They are desperate. They know how close this race is.") THE POLITICS OF PERSONAL ATTACK... THAT'S WHAT BOTH MAYORAL CANDIDATES INSIST THEY DO NOT ENGAGE IN... IT'S ALSO WHAT EACH SAYS THE OTHER IS DOING. LIVE DOWNTOWN, JOHN LONDON, WLWT NEWS FIVE. YOU CAN SEE THE CANDIDATES SQUARE OFF IN THE FINAL TELEVISED DEBATE OF THE CAMPAIGN SEASON... RIGHT HERE ON WLWT. JOIN US.. AND OUR PARTNERS AT THE ROTARY CLUB OF CINCINNATI.. THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER.. AND THE BUSINESS COURIER. OUR CONVERSATION WITH THE CANDIDATES IS THURSDAY AT 12:30... RIGHT AFTER WLWT NEWS 5 AT NOON. A NEW ERA FOR CINCINNATI